Jul 14, 2009

Jul 14, 2009

Jul 13, 2009

A new environmental watershed across from Independence Park not only offers indigenous wildlife a natural wetland habitat, but it also provides a quiet park for those who live and work here.

Jul 9, 2009

Jul 9, 2009

Jul 8, 2009

Jul 8, 2009

Jul 8, 2009

"To a lot of people, a snake is a bad thing. We are constantly trying to change their minds," said Christopher A. Melder, contract wildlife biologist at Fort's Polk's Directorate of Public Works, Environment and Natural Resources Management Division, Conservation Branch. One snake in a bit of a tight spot is the Louisiana pine snake. Without some help from Fort Polk's conservation branch, it could be in danger of fading away.

Jul 6, 2009

The relationship might be an unconventional one, but together Fort Lewis and the Stafford Creek Correctional Facility share a common goal - restoring native prairies. The grasses native to the prairies, which are primarily located at Fort Lewis, have been crowded out by invasive species. Stafford Creek offenders began the reintroduction process of indigenous prairie grasses by sowing five different types, while Fort Lewis will later receive the cells and plant them in an on-post nursery.

Jul 6, 2009

Teams of National Guardsmen from Missouri and 11 other farm-belt states are deploying to Afghanistan on year-long tours to to help Afghanistan attain a functional level of prosperity and self-sustainability through improved agricultural methods.

Jul 6, 2009

The office of the Deputy Assistant Secretary of the Army for Environment, Safety and Occupational Health (DASA-ESOH) provides policy, programming and oversight of the Army's ESOH programs.

Jul 6, 2009

Jul 6, 2009

Home of Army environmental resources, links, and information.

Jul 2, 2009

Fort Jackson's 52,000 acres are not only home to countless Soldiers who use the land for training, but also to 91 documented bird species. A new program conducted by the wildlife division of the Directorate of Public Works monitors the post's migratory bird population with the goal of recognizing trends in breeding and survivorship.

Jul 2, 2009

The Army signed an agreement addressing post cleanup of contaminated sites on and around Fort Meade.

Jul 2, 2009

BAUMHOLDER, Germany - Baumholder has an appointment for an $11 million facelift. That's Baumholder's share of this year's Sustainment, Restoration and Modernization funds that Installation Management Command-Europe officials have released this year.

Jul 1, 2009

Fort Carson's Directorate of Plans, Training, Mobilization and Security has taken steps to make the training areas more sustainable, including using dirt blocks to create urban settings.

Jun 30, 2009

WIESBADEN, Germany - Wiesbaden garrison environmental engineers joined their host nation counterparts on Wiesbaden Army Airfield June 17 to look at ways to improve energy conservation efforts.

Jun 24, 2009

Forty-one stairwells on Patrick Henry Village in Heidelberg are about to take the recycling plunge as they enter Phase III of Rumbling Rubbish, a program designed to educate residents, reduce waste, and save government money.

May 27, 2009

Camp Johnson serves as VTARNG's primary industrial installation. Its environmental office supports the federal and state mission of the National Guard by ensuring the availability of lands and facilities for quality, realistic Soldier training through compliance with federal, state, local, and Army regulations.

May 8, 2009

Anyone who lives or works on Fort Lewis knows how rapidly the installation has grown in recent years. To make certain that growth can be sustained, a new Fort Lewis Master Plan was developed.

May 8, 2009

Fort Hood's Pollution Prevention Team has received a 2009 White House Closing the Circle (CTC) Award for outstanding environmental stewardship.

Apr 27, 2009

Since 1970, Earth Day has been a recognition of improving the environment and increasing community awareness in its role in maintaining a better Earth. West Point first celebrated Earth Day in 1995 with events that have centered on the academy's responsibility of being stewards of the lands and committing to the conservation of West Point.

Apr 23, 2009

Army installations earned three Department of Defense Environmental Awards for fiscal 2008, recognizing progress in environmental quality, natural resources conservation and cultural resources management.

Apr 8, 2009

Throughout the month of April, several events will take place at Humphreys Garrison to promote environmental awareness, and showcase ways for community members to be better stewards of our natural resources.

Feb 5, 2009

The U.S. Army Environmental Command (USAEC) is sponsoring a public demonstration of robotic technologies to detect and remove unexploded ordnance (UXO) from training ranges Tuesday, Feb. 10, 2009 at Fort Bliss, Texas, beginning at 10 a.m.

Jul 8, 2008

Photos of rock art preserved on Fort Irwin, Calif.: petroglyphs, geoglyphs (intaglios) and pictographs. Luz Ramirez de Bryson, Fort Irwin archaeologist and cultural resources manager, talks about what the installation is doing to preserve it while sustaining Soldier training.